Wednesday, December 16, 2009

This evening the Wisconsin Union Directorate Society and others host a presentation by John Kinsman, President of “Family Farm Defenders” and organic dairy farmer from Lime Ridge, Wisconsin. This is at 6:00 in the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s, Memorial Union. Call 262-2211 for details. See Today in the Union for the room location.

This evening “Q-Cinema International” film series of the “Outreach” organization hosts a screening of “Saving Face/China.” It is a romantic comedy about a Chinese-American lesbian who is shocked when her widowed mother shows up, pregnant. She helps her save face by finding her a “Mister Right”. This is at

Tomorrow at noon on “WORT’s A Public Affair” host Allen Ruff speaks with journalist and West Asia specialist, Gareth Porter. Call 256-2001 for details.

On-going through January 3 people may visit the “twenty-first Annual Holiday Fantasy in Lights”. Put together by the “International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers” (IBEW) local 159 and others it is an annual non-profit display of holiday light pictures. They include Santa and his sleigh and a Menorah. It runs in Olin Turville Park from dusk to dawn. Call 239-7888 for details.

On-going the Chazen Museum of Art, 800 University Avenue exhibits photographs by James Gill. These large-format color portraits feature veterans from World War II, Korea and Vietnam. They have talked about their experiences with the “Wisconsin Stories Project”. Call 263-2068 for details. It runs daily except Monday until January third.

The Rape Crises Center is a non-profit community organization for people who need support and information after experiencing past or recent sexual assault, rape, incest or childhood sexual assault and the people close to them. For services and twenty- four hour crises intervention call 251-7273 or to volunteer call 251-5126.